The spirit ore Ye Chuqi had prepared had been chipped off from Big Black Fish's little pool. Since it had been brought into the space earliest, its long immersion in spiritual energy and the Spirit Spring had made it the purest spirit ore she had. It was also Big Black Fish's favorite treasure, which he used to decorate his little pool.
Of course, given Big Black Fish's size, his "little pool" was actually an enormous one, and he had decorated it beautifully. Who knew how a fish had developed such an extraordinary aesthetic sense? He had somehow arranged his home with a pleasing balance of heights and spacing, the translucent spirit ore radiating a dazzling array of colors.
Then Ye Chuqi broke off several chunks of spirit ore, leaving vivid scars in that colorful starry sky.
Big Black Fish: Life was bitter.
Master Beverly was a powerfully built old man who remained vigorous despite being over a hundred years old. His short, fiery-red hair stuck straight up, as though something had shocked it into standing on end. A thick beard covered most of his face, obscuring his expression, leaving only a pair of piercing eyes that seemed to flash with fire now and then.
Ye Chuqi thought Master Beverly was the one who ought to be called "Red Beard." Commander Red Beard's reddish-brown beard seemed a far cry from Master Beverly's.
While Ye Chuqi studied Beverly, Beverly was naturally studying her as well. Although he had been in seclusion, he was not completely unaware of the outside world. He had long known of Eldest Miss Ye's return. He also knew that Red Beard had given Ye Chuqi the dagger that had been in that boy Ed's possession, and that she had inherited the Ye Family's exceptional talent for swordsmanship.